Brownstone Stoop Repair vs Entire facade

Hello-

I purchased a brownstone two years ago. My inspector mention I would need to repair the entire facade in the near future. I can’t afford to do the entire facade right now but would like to get the stoop repaired before winter. The stoop has been shedding a lot of brownstone, there are cracks and there are gaps between the stoop and the wood frame of the front door.

My question – is it worth doing the stoop now or should I just wait until I can do the entire facade? I am thinking I will be able to do the facade over the next year or two. The quote for the stoop is $8900. The facade: $40K. Pics attached. Thanks for all advice.

[Facade](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:uCra:facade.jpg.jpg)
[922 Bloomfield – stairs](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:pcwb:922bloomfieldstairs.jpg.jpg)

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hickorychip | 6 years and 1 month ago

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@daveinbedstuy with whom?

resident2 | 6 years and 1 month ago

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If you can take care of the whole facade within a year or two, I would throw some cement in the holes by the front door; keep the rain & snow out for now & hold off spending any real money now & do the whole project at the same time, as you say in a year or two.
It will be a better job to do it all together & also less disruptive than having two projects for yourself & neighbors etc., so close together.

daveinbedstuy | 6 years and 1 month ago

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BSDoOrDie Was about the same price I paid in Bed Stuy 11 years ago.

hickorychip | 6 years and 2 months ago

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Gentrifiers driving up the cost of every got d*mn thing. Can’t even fix your stoop without taking about a mortgage.

NeoGrec | 6 years and 2 months ago

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We did this. Renewed the stoop 20 years ago; then tackled the facade about 8 years ago. It’s not a problem so long as your contractor carefully matches the color.

Arkady | 6 years and 2 months ago

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A neighbor of mine did that – Park Slope Brownstone did the stoop & a few years later did the facade. 646 554 4513